The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-18
JAMES RUSSELL AowgLL's Lsrrg.

The Mayor opened the proceedings. lie
referred to tho regre.sablc absence Of Mr..
James Ruszell Lowoll. he had, however,
received letter from Mr.. Lowell, which
would 90 homa to the hearts OF all who
heard Il and OF the many more who would
road 1t. The letter said: St33 ss,
II should more deeply regret my in
ability to be prc7ent ut !, tho interesting
ceremonial Of the 18th we're 1t not that my
countrymen will be more ftly and ads-
qustely represented there by their acc c5m-
piiahed minister, Mr.. Phelps. Tbs occa.
sion is certainly a most Interesting ono.
Tho monument which you accept to.dcy
in behalf Of your townaman, commemo,
ratca ut once the most marvellous Of Eng.
lishmen, end the jubilee year Of the suguet
lady, whose name 10 honorod wher-
ever the language ia ppoken OF
which he was the greatest maa-
ter. No symbo! could more
aptly serve this double purpose than a
fountain. for surely no poet ever pouet
fourth 60 broad river Of epeech gs he,
whether he was tho author OF the 'Noyum
Ofganon' or not. Nor could the purity OF
her character and example bo better typi-
fed than by the current that ahall flow
forever from tho souscea opened hers TO.
day. (Chesrs). It waa Washington Ir.
wing who 6rss embodied IN his delightful
Englieh the smotion which S!ratto,d. on
Avon lnakeD In tho heart OF tho pilgrim,
and especially Of tho American pilgrim
who visits 1t. I am glId 10 think that this
memorial ahould be the gift Of an Auleri-
can, and thus serve to rscall the kindred
blood Of the two great nations. join. hsira
Of the came noblo language and OF the
genins that hns given il cosmopolitan
Significance. am glad OF 1t because it ia
one Of the multiplying signs tha. those
two nations are beginning to think mora
and more oi the thing in which they
sympathizs and leas and leas OF tho3s ia
which they differ. (Cheers).
A common language ia not, inGood tho
sweet bond OF aniity, ios this enables each
country to understand whatever unplsss,
ant things the other may chsncs to say
abouttt. As am one OF these who be.
lieve that au aonent friendship between
England and America is most deeirsble
thing, I trust that We ahall, on both eidea,
think it equally desirable in our intor.
course one with another to make our
mother tongue eesrch hos coIern round
for the polished rather than the sharp COR
nered epithots she has stored there. Lat
us by all means speak the truth 10 each
other, for there is no ons else who can
apeak 1t to either OF us with such frater-
nsl Instinct for the weak point OF tho
other. Dn. lat rs do it in such wise as to
ahow that it is the truth and nos the dia.
comfort wo can wield by means oil it.r i,
Enthusiastic cheera Eare given when
the Mayor Guiahci reading Mr. Loweli's
letter. The poat Whittier, he'd also writ
ten congrstulatory letter to M.. ChiGa,
in which he said that .hs gilt during the
present year was happy thought, as con-
nected with the Qlcen's Jubilee, and
would go isr towards stoning ior tho fool
ish utteraucss about Easlead ooEing from
some American citi.cns.g "Looking at The
memorial" continued tho Mayor, .'eyery-
body must acknowledge that it Is hsnd-
como s:ruG.ure. The !usnner in which
the gift wss bestowed makes lis sccept-
ancs a genuine pleasure. Mr.. Ch:lds, in
numerous letters 10 me, repeatedly eaid
tbat no e1Fanse should be ppared.
Money is no object he aaid. 4 wish to
present 3 gilt to shakespeare's town
worthy his great uanis.'N r.
Mr.. Irving wss greeted With chears.
He raid he had been, Tequeeted to read a
poem, the work oil poet whoae namo was
beloved wherever tho Enaliah language
was spoken. Mr.. Holmes had made the
memorial the subject oi these memorable
verses: '3aaG ae. +
DIR, HOLMES roEM. i'N
Welcome. thrice welcome Is thy slvery CLEAN,
I 1:Ef Thou long Imprisoned stream >,gicl .-
Welcome the tnkle OF thy crystal beads
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